Black Sabbath have paid heartfelt tributes to their late frontman Ozzy Osbourne following his death at age 76, remembering their a long time of friendship and musical brotherhood.
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The band’s surviving members — Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Invoice Ward — have every shared private statements on social media reflecting on their time with the steel icon, who handed away Tuesday (July 22), as confirmed in an announcement from the Osbourne household.
Guitarist Tony Iommi expressed his grief in a touching submit, writing: “I simply can’t imagine it! My expensive expensive good friend Ozzy has handed away solely weeks after our present at Villa Park. It’s such heartbreaking information that I can’t actually discover the phrases. There gained’t ever be one other like him. Geezer, Invoice and myself have misplaced our brother. My ideas exit to Sharon and all of the Osbourne household. Relaxation in peace Oz.”
Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler mentioned he was grateful they’d one final likelihood to carry out collectively throughout their July 5 reunion at Villa Park in Birmingham — Osbourne’s hometown and the birthplace of Black Sabbath. “Goodbye expensive good friend – thanks for all these years. We had some nice enjoyable. 4 youngsters from Aston — who’d have thought, eh?” he wrote. “So glad we acquired to do it one final time, again in Aston. Love you.”
Drummer Bill Ward additionally shared an emotional tribute: “The place will I discover you now? Within the recollections, our unstated embraces, our missed cellphone calls. No, you’re endlessly in my coronary heart. Deepest condolences to Sharon and all members of the family. RIP. Honest regrets to all of the followers. By no means goodbye. Thanks endlessly.”
The band’s official social media accounts posted a placing picture of Osbourne from their farewell present, captioned merely: “Ozzy Perpetually.”
Earlier this month, Black Sabbath reunited for what would change into their closing efficiency with Osbourne. The band delivered a four-song set, together with classics like “Paranoid” and “Iron Man,” as a part of the farewell live performance Again to the Starting: Ozzy’s Ultimate Bow at Villa Park. The present was Osbourne’s final public look and is about to be launched as a live performance movie in 2026.
Osbourne’s dying was introduced by his household on Tuesday. “It’s with extra disappointment than mere phrases can convey that we’ve to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has handed away this morning,” they mentioned. “He was along with his household and surrounded by love. We ask everybody to respect our household privateness right now.”
Black Sabbath, shaped in Birmingham in 1968, are extensively thought to be pioneers of heavy steel, with Osbourne’s haunting vocals changing into the sound’s blueprint. Collectively they recorded 9 albums, 5 of which achieved platinum standing within the U.S., and had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 2006.
Because the tributes pour in from throughout the music world, Sabbath’s surviving members made clear that Osbourne’s legacy will stay on. As Iommi wrote, “There gained’t ever be one other like him.”